Meta Connect 2025 LIVE — Ray-Ban Meta Display smart glasses, new Oakley glasses and all the news as it happens

Meta is preparing for a new era of smart glasses

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Mark Zuckerberg wearing Project Orion smart glasses with render of rumored Meta Hyerpnova smartglasses and wristband
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Get ready for a new era of smart glasses, as Meta Connect 2025 is officially kicking off today (September 17) at 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET / 1 a.m. BST, and we're in for quite the show.

Kicking off with a keynote from CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Meta's annual showcase will put a spotlight on AI glasses this time around, and it already looks like we'll get a peek at the leaked Ray-Ban Meta Display smart glasses, the new Oakley Meta Sphaera glasses and more. We may even see an all-new VR headset — even if it isn't the anticipated Meta Quest 4.

In fact, as per the Meta Connect 2025 schedule, it's now guaranteed that we'll see major product announcements at the show. Along with its "latest line of new products and updates," Zuckerberg will be sharing the "latest on AI glasses" and "Meta's vision for artificial intelligence and the metaverse."

There's more to come, as the developer keynote on Thursday, September 18 at 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. BST will also deliver plenty of announcements about the "future of glasses with contextual AI" and the "future of computing."

We'll be on the ground covering everything that will be revealed, and get hands-on with all the smart glasses set to arrive. For all the latest updates in the lead-up to Meta Connect 2025, how to watch the big keynote and last-minute rumors, I'll be delving into it all right here.

How to watch Meta Connect 2025

Meta Connect 2025 will take place from Wednesday, September 17, to Thursday, September 18, with keynotes and developer sessions throughout the showcase. However, for the biggest announcements from Mark Zuckerberg, you'll want to watch the Connect Keynote on Day 1 at 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET / 1 a.m. BST.

To tune into the Connect Keynote, you can catch the livestream on Facebook or through Meta Horizon on Quest headsets. As with last year's event, the livestream should be available via Meta Developers YouTube channel.

Of course, you can follow all the build-up and announcements as they happen right here in our live blog, so stay tuned!

Meta Connect 2025: What to expect

  • Ray-Ban Meta Display glasses: The long-rumored next-gen smart glasses, also known as Meta "Hypernova", are expected to be announced. Following Meta's Project Orion, these smart specs are tipped to combine AI and AR by adding a waveguide display directly on one lens, along with a "Ceres" sEMG wristband.
  • Oakley Meta Sphaera glasses: The Oakley Meta HSTN smart glasses may be getting an all-new style, rumored to be the Oakley Meta Sphaera glasses. These are looking to be geared towards a more active lifestyle.
  • Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3: Next-gen Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses are also predicted to drop, rumored to come in all-new designs (in two styles), an upgraded vision of multi-modal Meta AI and even longer battery life.
  • Asus ROG Tarius VR Headset: While a Meta Quest 4 isn't looking likely, what could arrive instead is an Asus ROG VR headset equipped with Horizon OS. Meta and Asus' partnership was announced last year, and we could see the "all-new performance gaming headset" finally make an appearance.
  • The future of computing: During Connect, Meta will show off the "future of glasses with contextual AI," and we expect to see a bundle of new apps that can be used in smart glasses and beyond.
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More Oakley Meta HSTN styles

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(Image credit: Meta / SadlyitsBradley)

Also thanks to the leaked video, the Oakley Meta HSTN smart glasses may finally get more styles. It appears like a more sporty option with a wrap-around design, geared towards a more active lifestyle.

Rumored to be the Oakley Meta Sphaera glasses, it's leaning towards the design of the Oakley Stunt Devil, so I expect to see these being worn for sports, like skiing or cycling.

Moreover, the video also shows a more transparent design, like the transparent Ray-Ban Meta. We'll see more of what's to come, but at the very least, it's looking like more design options!

No Meta Quest 4? Asus may have the answer

Project Cambria VR headset teaser

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All signs are pointing to the Meta Quest 4 being a no-show, seeing as it's been widely reported that it may arrive in 2027 instead. But there still may be a chance of a VR headset reveal, and the time is ripe for it to come from Asus.

Last year, Meta announced a partnership with Asus ROG to develop a "performance gaming headset." Leaks have stated that this Asus ROG VR headset, codenamed "Tarius," will be the first third-party headset to ship with Meta Horizon OS. If Meta doesn't have a VR headset to reveal, perhaps Asus will have the answer instead.

It's already looking to be a premium headset, with notable tipster Luna on X stating it will feature eye-tracking and face-tracking, with either QD-LCD or micro-OLED displays.

Of course, we won't know for sure until the event, but I'm hoping Meta still has a VR headset up its sleeve after all its smart glasses announcements — even if it isn't from Meta itself.

First-look at 'Meta Ray-Ban Display' glasses

Thanks to an unlisted YouTube video from Meta themselves, we have a look at what looks to be called the "Ray-Ban Meta Display" glasses. While it's been removed, reliable leaker SadlyitsBradley was able to share it.

In the video, which appears to be an ad for the latest smart glasses coming, several specs were shown off, including what looks to be the Oakley Meta Sphaera glasses and possibly next-gen Ray-Ban Meta glasses. More importantly, we got a look at the Ray-Ban Meta Display smart glasses.

With the small display that appears on the right lens, showing navigation, recipe instructions and even a way to type using the shown sEMG wristband, this is looking to be the "Hypernova" smart glasses that's been rumored.

With Zuckerberg showing the latest in AI glasses, we're sure to see more of what the glasses can do!

What could Meta announce?

Close up of Ray-Ban Meta Display smart glasses in leaked ad

(Image credit: Meta / SadlyItsBradley / X)

Based on rumors and the leaked ad, we have some idea of what devices Meta should announce tomorrow.

It includes at least three different smart glasses, such as Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 specs, new Oakley Meta Sphaera sports glasses and the Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses with a display in one lens.

Coupled with the Display frames should be the sEMG wristband, which will offer some gesture controls. Those were all seemingly confirmed by the leaked ad.

What we don't know is what kind of presence headsets will have at Connect. At the very least, we may see the Asus ROG "Tairus" headset, as the Meta Quest 4 is looking to be a no-show.

For Meta, this should be a surprisingly packed Connect.

  • Ray-Ban Meta generation 3 glasses
  • Oakley Meta Sphaera glasses
  • Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses
  • The sEMG wristband
  • Asus ROG Tairus headset

Meta Connect 2025 kicks off today!

Meta Connect 2025 leaked promo image of Ray-Ban and Oakley Meta smart glasses

(Image credit: Meta / SadlyItsBradley / X)

And we're back! Meta Connect 2025 is kicking off today (September 17) at 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET / 1 a.m. BST, and we'll finally hear from Mark Zuckerberg about the latest smart glasses (and possibly more) during the keynote.

There's still a while to go, but to get prepped to watch it, you can catch the livestream over on Facebook or through Meta Horizon on Quest headsets. While there isn't a YouTube stream in place yet, we'll give you a heads up on when it will happen.

So, what's coming? We got a look at the Ray-Ban Meta Display glasses (featuring the sEMG wristband), along with the newly styled Oakley Meta Sphaera glasses and possibly the next-gen Ray-Ban Meta glasses. Will there be more to come? I'm hoping to see the promised Asus ROG "Tarius" VR headset for "high performance," but it could just be a smart specs show.

Follow along for all the latest updates and last-minute rumors right here!